A member of one of Metro Detroit's most prominent lawyer families is lending his efforts to a movement for Detroit residents with disabilities.

At 6 p.m. today, Richard Bernstein along with the Rev. David Bullock of Rainbow PUSH Detroit and Hank Johnson of ARC Detroit, an advocacy group for people with disabilities, will be present at a town hall meeting about problems with transit services for disabled riders.

Paratransit riders, or those who use specialized public transportation services, have complained that the Detroit Department of Transportation has not met their needs since ending services with Veolia Transportation, a longtime provider of special-needs services.

"The non-compliant vehicles, coupled with lack of training, is placing our most vulnerable citizens in extreme danger," Bernstein says.

The meeting will take place at 6 p.m. today at the Michigan Conference of Teamsters, located at 2700 Trumbull Ave.